Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-05-18

locomotive, she Went rolling ten yards oil,
with her pctticoats in the sir. after hsv.
ing turned three somersaults under hei
head.
Voices shouted:
'Stop him,-Stop him"
Hector hung ON to the horses maue,
yelling:
Help
A terrible shock suddenly sent him fly.
ing like ball over the ears of his trutler,
Ia fall right into the arms of = police
sergeant who had rushed in front uf him.
Ia another second. furious and gc~tu,
lating crowd had gathered about him.
And certain old gent..mam. who had n
hig round decoration on his breast, and
Wore "A big white .nustachc, seemed par
ricularly exaSperated. He repeated over
aud over again
''SaCrrbleu' when Il mans rs ciamSv
as you, rc ought to stay al home. When
a man doesn't know how To ride horse.
he mus nj 90 ont into the street To Kill
people"
But then four men appeared, carrying
the old woman. She looked ~ if dead.
. with her cap all awry over her yellow
face. and all gray with dust.
Take that woman to the nearest drug
store. ordered the old gentleman; and
then let us 20 10 the police station"
Hector walked along, between two
policemen. \ third led his horse. A
crowd followed thenl. and all of a sudden
the hired carriage made its appearance.
His wife leaI'td ont, the nurse seemed To
lease her wits; the children whimperrd.
He explained that he would he home soon.
that he had accidently knocked II woman
down-that the whole affair amounted to
nothing And his family went OF, wild
with grief
At the police station matters We're very
( quickly explained He had To give his
( Hector de Grbelin clerk al the
marine office; and Was held to await news
about the injured woman. A police ofti-
Ger was sent IL make inquiries and soon
returned. He said that she had returned
{" consciousness, but was complaining
about awful pains in her inside She was
II housekeeper. G5 wears of age; and was
known a. Mime. Simon.
When he found she WAS not dead Hec-
tor breathei freely and promised Ia pay
the expenses ot her cure. Then he rushed
10 the drug store.
There was mob in front of the door
The old woman, sitting in chair. was
moaning and groaning, with her arms
pending inert on either side and an eN-
precision of stupor upon her face Two
doctors Were still examining her No
bone, We're broken, but they We're afraid
Of internal LESSONS.
Are you suffering much pain
''0h. Yes.
Where is il hurting YOU
''lt's like ! had d fire in my stomach -
,Nn-tnr N rAl MI l-al.
''iou are the gentleman who caused the
accident
Yes, sir"
Well, this woman must he sent TO
hospital. | know a place where they will
take her for six francs a day Would yon
like me 10 haye her taken there"
Hector thanked him delightedly and
went hoIne ,umfurted.
His wife was waiting for him in tears
He soothed her.
1t doesn't amount 10 ANYTHING. This
woman simon is already much better In
three days more she'll be all right again
| had her sent To- a hospital II won't
amount to anything. IL won't amount 10
snything at all "
As soon MS he left the Office next day he
went 10 see after Nine. Simon. He found
her swallowing big bowlful of soup III 4
Very conrented manner.
"We1lsn he asked
She answered:
oh, my poor dear gentleman, it's Just ,
the same. thing. l feel as if there was :
nothing left of me. | amt a hit better"
The doctor declared il would lie neceS
sary 10 await developments-he was afraid ,
of complications.
Hector waited three days: then he went !
back again The old womau's skin io-Ihed I
healthy; her eye was bright and clear: but /
the moment She saw him she began 10 {
whine:
Il cant 80 much as move myself. my !
poor dear gentleman! ! can't move my I
self al all. have got something 5 going
10 last me till the end Of my days /
Hector felt cold shiyer run down his |
back. He asked the doctor what he
thought about it, The doctor lifted up his |
hands
What can do about il, my dear srf |
cant tell, She screams when any ef-
fort i made 10 lift her mp. Even her chair
can't be moved from one place To another
without causing her to scream horribly, |
| must believe what she tells me- sir; | |
can't see inside of her 80 long as don't
actually SEE her walk, have no right 10
think she il living.
The old woman listened without NOV
ing-watCied with her cunning eye-.
Fight days passed. then fifteen, then a
whole month. Mime. Simon never left
her chair. She ate from morning until
night, got fat, chatted merrily with the
other patients: and she seemed To have
become quite accustomed To innnobility-
aS If were "A reward of rest we'll earned by
nifty Wears Of going up and down stair
cases. turning mattresses. carrying coal
from floor Ia floor, sweeping and dust
ing
Hector came every. day to See her, terri
fled as he Was 10y this new situation, he
always declaring:
Il can't move myself bit. nv poor
lear gentleman;-can't move myself
pii
Every evening Mime. Gribelin. devoured
with anguish. would ask:
"And Mine. simon
And every time he would answer her
n a tone 0f encouragement and despair
No difference, just the same thing"
Then Hector appealed 10 four cele
prated physicians, who gathered around
he old woman She let them examine
her. feel htr-waiching them all the time
with her sly old eyes
Got to make her walk, " said one
She screamed ont:
Il cant my good gentleman-I can't;
ant
Then they seized and pulled her ont of
The chair and dragged her along few
steps. but she slipped from their hands
and crumhled down al al a heap on the
.luor uttering such h:deuu> cries that they
,srried her back 10 The chair again. with
infinite precautions.
The. fuur Db\ ~iriaus 0,Vr a dis,r.e, |